Join us in exploring how we can overcome the challenges of the transition phase together.

On 30 September at 15:00 CEST, we will discuss the different strategies that enable optimal transition management to ensure profitable lactation.

Find out how a well-executed transition plan contributes to healthier cows, better reproductive outcomes and higher milk production.

Our key note speakers are: 

Dr. James K. Drackley, professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Since joining the faculty of the University of Illinois in 1989, his research program has focused on improving the health, welfare, and productivity of dairy cattle through nutrition. Specifically, his research deals with improving nutritional management of dairy cows during the dry period and transition to lactation, and nutritional management of baby calves to improve health and growth.

Dr. Barry Bradford, Clinton E. Meadows Endowed Chair in Dairy Management and Nutrition at Michigan State University. Bradford’s research focuses on dairy cattle nutrition and metabolism, with a particular emphasis on attempting to translate novel findings in fundamental metabolic physiology to practical applications in animal agriculture. Contributions by Bradford’s group have largely focused on dietary utilization of byproducts in lactation diets, the physiological impacts of systemic postpartum inflammation, and the roles of nutrients as signals.